State v. Munoz’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Q. Have you been in jail since you have been arrested? “A. Yes, sir. “Q. While in jail have you been scared? “A. Uh-huh, yes. “[THE COURT] You need to answer with words and loud enough so we can all hear. “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Have you been anxious? “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Have you wondered what is going to happen to you? “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Have you forgotten many of the details about what happened leading to your arrest? “A. What? “Q. Have you forgotten many things that have happened at the time of the incident that — that led to your arrest? “A. Yes. “Q. Okay. Your bond has been reduced two times but you can — your family cannot afford to get you out? “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Okay. Have you done anything to delay the trial of your case? “A. No, sir. “Q. Are you concerned you may not be able to locate some witnesses that would come to your defense because of this delay? “A. If — I’m not going to— “Q. Are — do you believe there are some witnesses you will not be able to find because of the delay that — 17 months and counting, that you have been in jail? “A. Yes, sir. “Q. Do you think some of the witnesses that you can find, including some of the neighbors, have forgotten a lot of the things that have happened? “A. Yes, sir.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Munoz